OBERAMMERGAU 2022
Oberammergau.ca CAN YOU HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE FOR ANOTHER 10 YEARS?
/2 DON’T MISS OBERAMMERGAU CAN YOU HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE PASSION PLAY 2022. An opportunity that arises once every ten years is an opportunity not to be missed. A theatrical tradition since 1634, the world-famous Oberammergau Passion Play is a much-anticipated reenactment of the crucifixion of Christ—from His entry into Jerusalem to the Resurrection— FOR ANOTHER 10 YEARS? performed only once a decade in the quaint Bavarian village of Oberammergau. In 2022, two thousand actors, singers and musicians—all residents of this tiny hamlet 95 kilometres from Munich—will take the stage once again to enlighten, entertain, and move an audience that has travelled from afar to witness the glory. This is your chance to be a part of this rich tradition, surrounded by majestic mountains and picturesque meadows, and to be a part of Oberammergau’s unique history. Devastated by the Black Plague in 1633, the frightened survivors of Oberammergau reenacted the crucifixion of Christ, vowing to God that if they were spared, they would perform the Passion Play every ten years. Globus family of brands offers a variety of travel styles and vacations with visits to charming Oberammergau, including 12 Globus vacations, three Avalon river cruises and one Cosmos itinerary. On these special vacations, guests enjoy first-class seating at thePassion Play, accommodations in the heart of Oberammergau, and a dedicated onsite office to help guests make the most of their stay in this charming city.
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For more than 90 years, the worldwide leader in escorted travel has introduced the curious to the world’s most awe-inspiring places and the stories behind them—weaving in VIP access to the must-see sights, insights from expert Tour Directors and Local Guides, and unmatched value with every journey. RTO 8 days Munich, Salzburg & Vienna with Oberammergau . . . . 6 ZEO 9 days Bavarian Highlights with Oberammergau ...... 7 RSO 12 days Imperial Splendors with Oberammergau 8 ZGO 12 days The Best of Switzerland with Oberammergau 9 ZCO 14 days The Best of Austria & Switzerland with Oberammergau ...... 10 ZBO 8 days German Vista with Oberammergau 11 ZIO 9 days Top of Switzerland with Oberammergau . . . . . 12 ZDO 12 days German Highlights with Oberammergau 13 ZHO 12 days Spectacular Switzerland with Oberammergau . . . 14
WBDI 12 days Danube Dreams with Oberammergau ...... 19 WZAO 12 days Romantic Rhine with Munich, Oberammergau & Innsbruck ...... 20 WAZI 13 days Romantic Rhine with 2 nights in Innsbruck ...... & Oberammergau 21
RELIGIOUS ITINERARIES These four faith-based vacations have been uniquely designed to include the Passion Play experience, as well as the spiritual and cultural balance you have come to expect from Globus and Cosmos religious travel.
TCO 9 days Catholic Central Europe with Oberammergau . . . 15 TVO 13 days Grand Catholic Italy with Oberammergau ...... 16 TLO 11 days The European Reformation with Oberammergau 17
5370 7 days Shrines of Alpine Europe & Oberammergau 18
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SIGHTSEEING & VIP ACCESS MEALS VIP access to the must-see sites, behind-the-scenes local Enjoy a complimentary glass of wine, beer, or soft drink on experiences, headsets for all sightseeing in most destinations, and our included meals at local restaurants or hotels. free time you can personalize with excursions and activities you can book online. SUPERIOR HOTELS Selected for their comfort, beauty, and proximity to key TOUR DIRECTORS & LOCAL GUIDES sites, these hotels feature twin-bedded rooms with private bath or Expert Tour Directors and Local Guides reveal little-known shower (hotel and city taxes, service charges, and tips for baggage facts, spiritual tales, and the inside stories behind each destination. handling included). Most hotels offer free Wi-Fi in the hotel lobby.
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Our religious itineraries not only have time set aside for personal reflection, we also include Mass throughout HEADSETS many of our journeys. Where services are not included, Included headsets for sightseeing in most destinations give they may be available during free time but are not always in you the freedom to roam through the most famous attractions English. Look for the on the itinerary pages. without missing a moment of fascinating commentary.
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OBERAMMERGAU 2022
GERMANY SLOVAKIA Danube Vienna 1 Munich River 3 M Mondsee Bratislava
1 Oberammergau 2 Salzburg Neuschwanstein Berchtesgaden AUSTRIA Innsbruck
MUNICH, SALZBURG & VIENNA WITH * OBERAMMERGAU 8 DAYS
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN MUNICH, GERMANY. Welcome to Munich! At 6 pm, were filmed. Also visit MOZART’S BIRTHPLACE in the charming meet your Tour Director and travelling companions for a welcome Getreidegasse. (B) dinner at your hotel. (D) DAY 5 SALZBURG–MONDSEE–VIENNA. Visit the PARISH CHURCH DAY 2 MUNICH-OBERAMMERGAU. Germany’s “Secret Capital” comes in Mondsee, which was used for the wedding scenes in The Sound alive during an orientation featuring the Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot- of Music. Relax with Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee and cake) during a high Olympic Tower, and MARIENPLATZ in the historic heart of the leisurely DANUBE CRUISE along the most scenic section of the river. city. A comfortable drive brings you to picturesque Oberammergau. Arrive in Vienna, once the center of the mighty Habsburg Empire. Afternoon and evening are dedicated to the world-famous PASSION Tonight, you may wish to join an optional Heurigen evening. (B) PLAY, held every 10 years and performed by the inhabitants of DAY 6 VIENNA. Guided sightseeing features a visit to BELVEDERE Oberammergau. (B,D) PALACE with its famous Klimt collection, a drive along the DAY 3 OBERAMMERGAU–NEUSCHWANSTEIN–INNSBRUCK, Ringstrasse, passing the State Opera House, and a stop at the Hofburg AUSTRIA–SALZBURG. Drive into the garden-like landscapes of the Palace, winter residence of the Austrian Imperial family. Marvel at Bavarian Alps and visit King Ludwig’s NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE, the impressive courtyards, famous HELDENPLATZ, and awesome St. which inspired Walt Disney. Enjoy magnificent views of the Alps from Stephen’s Cathedral. Time to savor Sachertorte and watch the jolly high up, then, continue to Innsbruck in the Tyrolean mountains for crowd in one of Vienna’s famous coffee houses, or choose from our a walk through the quaint medieval lanes to Emperor Maximilian’s exciting optional possibilities. (B) GOLDEN ROOF. Time to shop for crystal, for which Innsbruck is DAY 7 AT LEISURE IN VIENNA. For those who wish to “see it all,” famous, before continuing to Mozart’s hometown, Salzburg. (B,D) there is a chance to join an interesting optional excursion to Bratislava, DAY 4 SALZBURG. This morning, you may wish to join an optional capital of Slovakia. Later, a unique feature: enjoy a private visit of excursion to spectacular Berchtesgaden and Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. SCHÖNBRUNN PALACE, followed by a farewell dinner and a classical Back in Salzburg, join your Local Guide for a walking tour through music concert, the best way to say auf Wiedersehen, Wien. (B,D) the historic center. Admire exquisite MIRABELL GARDENS, the DAY 8 VIENNA. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) Great Festival Hall, St. Peter’s Monastery, and magnificent RESIDENZ SQUARE, where some scenes from The Sound of Music movie
Tour RTO*—Prices from $4,249 to $4,289 CAD, per person, double occupancy, tax included. *Dates, prices, and terms and conditions will be advised at time of reservation and are subject to change. Itinerary subject to change. /6 ZE
OBERAMMERGAU 2022
Bamberg Bayreuth
GERMANY 2 Nuremberg
Rothenburg
Regensburg 1
Stuttgart M
1 Black Munich Forest 1 1 Oberammergau Füssen 1 Bavarian Area Alps 1 Lake Constance Neuschwanstein
BAVARIAN HIGHLIGHTS WITH * OBERAMMERGAU 9 DAYS
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN MUNICH, GERMANY. Time to rest or to start picturesque Bamberg, the city with the largest historical center in exploring the lively Bavarian capital. At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director Germany and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Taste “smoked beer,” a and travelling companions for a welcome dinner at your hotel. (D) type of beer with a distinctive smoke flavor imparted by using malted barley dried over an open flame. Later enjoy a guided walk along the DAY 2 MUNICH–REGENSBURG. Sightseeing with a Local Guide cobblestone streets, and admire the architecture of the houses. Return of Germany’s “Secret Capital” features the Olympic Stadium, built to Nuremberg. (B) for the 1972 Olympics; the 1,000-foot-high Olympic Tower; and Königsplatz, used for Nazi rallies during World War II. Drive along DAY 5 NUREMBERG–ROTHENBURG–STUTTGART–BLACK the Ludwigstrasse, and see the Bavarian Arch of Triumph and Field FOREST. A short drive delivers you to medieval Rothenburg with its Marshall Hall. Also visit lively MARIENPLATZ with the Old and the New ramparts and towers, cobblestone lanes, and 16th-century houses. Town Halls and the gothic Frauenkirche. Arrive in Regensburg, and Hear how the town survived the Thirty Years’ War, and shop for meet your Local Guide for a walking tour, featuring the Stone Bridge, Christmas ornaments. Enter the Black Forest, associated with the the oldest preserved bridge of its kind in Germany; the Porta Pretoria, Brother Grimm’s fairy tales and taste the delicious Kaffee und built in the 2nd century by Emperor Marcus Aurelius; and St. Peter’s Schwarzwaldkuchen (coffee and Black Forest cake) which the area is Cathedral. Next, board the Swarovski crystal boat for a CRUISE on famous for. (B,D) the Danube River. You cannot leave Regensburg without tasting a DAY 6 BLACK FOREST–LAKE CONSTANCE–FÜSSEN AREA. medieval hot dog at the Historic Sausage Kitchen. (B) This morning, drive to Lake Constance. Next, enter the Bavarian Alps DAY 3 REGENSBURG–NUREMBERG. Visit the THURN UND TAXIS for your overnight stay. (B) PALACE, a former Benedictine monastery that was converted into the DAY 7 FÜSSEN AREA-NEUSCHWANSTEIN-OBERAMMERGAU. residence of the Princes of Thurn und Taxis in 1812. This family started In the morning, visit King Ludwig’s magnificent NEUSCHWANSTEIN the first large-scale postal service in Europe in the 15th century. CASTLE, one of Germany’s most famous castles and inspiration for Continue to Nuremberg, known for its children’s toys and gingerbread. Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Castle at his theme park. Follow your Admire the impressive medieval ramparts as you walk through the Local Guide through this fairytale castle on its craggy outcrop high pedestrian area of the charming Old Town and see St. Sebald Church, above a sparkling lake. Also visit the MUSEUM OF THE BAVARIAN painstakingly reconstructed as a monument to peace from the rubble KINGS and enjoy a HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE RIDE. Next, continue of near-total wartime destruction. Also, admire the Schöner Brunnen, to Oberammergau, where the afternoon and evening are dedicated to a 14th-century fountain dedicated to the Holy Roman Empire. It is said the world-famous PASSION PLAY. (B,D) that it brings good luck to spin the two brass rings. (B) DAY 8 OBERAMMERGAU–MUNICH. A leisurely morning with the DAY 4 NUREMBERG. EXCURSION TO BAYREUTH & BAMBERG. possibility to join an optional excursion to King Ludwig’s Linderhof Look forward to an exciting day. First, stop in Bayreuth for an Castle. This afternoon, you can return to Marienplatz and explore its orientation of this city of festival fame. Richard Wagner came to many enticing shops. Tonight, a special farewell dinner awaits you at Bayreuth in 1871 and was not satisfied with the existing 18th-century one of Munich’s lively restaurants to say auf Wiedersehen! (B,D) theater, the Markgräfliches Opernhaus, so he had a new one built. Today, the Festival Hall is used exclusively for the Bayreuth Festival, DAY 9 MUNICH. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) and only works by Wagner are performed there. Continue to
Tour ZEO*—Prices from $4,339 to $4,399 CAD, per person, double occupancy, tax included. *Dates, prices, and terms and conditions will be advised at time of reservation and are subject to change. Itinerary subject to change. /7 RSE
GERMANY
OBERAMMERGAU 2022
Prague 2
CZECH REPUBLIC M
Moravia
SLOVAKIA Danube River 1 1 Munich 2 Bratislava Vienna Salzburg 1 2 Budapest 2 Oberammergau Lake District
AUSTRIA HUNGARY
IMPERIAL SPLENDORS WITH * OBERAMMERGAU 12 DAYS
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN MUNICH, GERMANY. Welcome to Munich! At 6 pm, sightseeing with a drive along the elegant Ringstrasse. Pass the meet your Tour Director and travelling companions for a welcome impressive State Opera House, the Jewish quarter, and stop at the dinner at your hotel. (D) Hofburg Palace, winter residence of the Austrian imperial family. Marvel at the impressive courtyards and famous Heldenplatz, and visit DAY 2 MUNICH–PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Germany’s “Secret awesome ST. STEPHEN’S CATHEDRAL. (B) Capital” comes alive during an orientation featuring the Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot-high Olympic Tower, and MARIENPLATZ, in DAY 7 AT LEISURE IN VIENNA. Today is your chance to join the historic heart of the city. Later, head for the Czech border in the exciting optional excursions, such as to the Vienna Woods, historic Bohemian Forest and travel to Prague, the “Golden City.” This evening, Schönbrunn Palace, a concert in one of Vienna’s concert halls, or to why not join an optional outing to explore Prague by night? (B,D) just explore this magnificent city on your own. (B) DAY 3 PRAGUE. Morning sightseeing with a Local Guide reveals why DAY 8 VIENNA–SALZBURG. Enjoy a leisurely DANUBE CRUISE along Prague is considered one of Europe’s most attractive capitals. Visit the most scenic section of the river and have Kaffee und Kuchen Č the 1,000-year-old HRADČANY CASTLE GROUNDS. Also, see St. Vitus (coffee and cake). Then, drive through the lovely Salzkammergut Cathedral, the Old Town, the Jewish ghetto, and the ASTRONOMICAL Lakeland to picturesque Salzburg. On arrival, meet your Local Guide CLOCK, once the envy of all Europe. Exciting optional excursions are for a walking tour through the historical center. Admire MIRABELL available to make the most of your stay. (B) GARDENS, the Great Festival Hall, St. Peter’s Monastery, and magnificent RESIDENZ SQUARE, where some scenes of theSound of DAY 4 PRAGUE–BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA–BUDAPEST, HUNGARY. Music movie were filmed, and take pictures of Mozart’s Birthplace in Into Moravia, where Napoleon established his headquarters during the the charming Getreidegasse. A special dinner at St. Peter Stiftskeller Battle of Austerlitz and arrive in Bratislava, capital of Slovakia, for an awaits you. (B,D) orientation of this town. Then, follow the course of the Danube River to Budapest. (B,D) DAY 9 SALZBURG–OBERAMMERGAU, GERMANY. This morning, you may wish to join the optional excursion to Berchtesgaden before DAY 5 BUDAPEST. Your Local Guide takes you through Eastern continuing to picturesque Oberammergau. (B,D) Europe’s most cosmopolitan city. See elegant Andrassy Avenue, the Thermal Baths, and the world’s second-largest Jewish synagogue. DAY 10 OBERAMMERGAU. The afternoon and evening are dedicated From the lacy lookout towers of Fishermen’s Bastion, enjoy a to the world-famous PASSION PLAY, held every 10 years and panoramic view of the sprawling city. Then, visit the 13th-century performed by the people of Oberammergau. (B,L,D) MATTHIAS CORONATION CHURCH and Heroes’ Square. Afternoon at DAY 11 OBERAMMERGAU–MUNICH. Return to Munich. The best way leisure. Tonight, a delectable optional Hungarian specialty dinner can to say auf Wiedersehen is with a visit to the famous HOFBRÄUHAUS, be arranged. (B) Munich’s best-known beer hall, dating back to 1589, followed by a DAY 6 BUDAPEST–VIENNA, AUSTRIA. This morning, drive through farewell dinner at the hotel. (B,D) the Hungarian plains to Vienna, once the center of the mighty DAY 12 MUNICH. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) Habsburg Empire. Meet your Local Guide and start your afternoon
Tour RSO*—Prices from $5,369 to $5,419 CAD, per person, double occupancy, tax included. *Dates, prices, and terms and conditions will be advised at time of reservation and are subject to change. Itinerary subject to change.
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OBERAMMERGAU 2022
GERMANY Munich 1 1
Oberammergau 2 1 Zurich Innsbruck M LIECHTENSTEIN Vaduz 2 Lucerne AUSTRIA Berne Brünig Pass Mount Pilatus
Interlaken SWITZERLAND
Lake Julier Pass Täsch 1 Geneva St. Moritz 1 Engadine Simplon Rhône Valley Pass ITALY THE BEST OF SWITZERLAND 1 Zermatt Lugano * 1 Lake Como & OBERAMMERGAU 12 DAYS Stresa
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND. Welcome to Zürich! apricot groves of the lower Rhône Valley and arrive at beautiful Lake At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and travelling companions for a Geneva for your overnight stay. (B,D) welcome dinner at your hotel. (D) DAY 6 LAKE GENEVA–BERNE–LUCERNE. In the stately capital DAY 2 ZÜRICH–VADUZ, LIECHTENSTEIN–ST. MORITZ, of Berne, your guided tour starts at BEAR PARK, followed by a SWITZERLAND. Enjoy an orientation walk of Zürich’s well-preserved panoramic view of the city from the Rose Garden. Next, enjoy a OLD TOWN with its medieval guild houses, and taste the traditional walking tour through the beautifully preserved medieval Old Town. CHOCOLATE PRALINES at the famous Sprüngli Confectionery. Next, Witness the hourly parade of painted figures at the Clock Tower a scenic drive following Lake Zürich and Lake Walen through the and take your pictures of ornate, flower-adorned fountains. The high Alps to the tiny Principality of Liechtenstein. After a break in its highlight of the day is a special lunch at a traditional Swiss WORKING capital, Vaduz, ascend the Rhine Valley into the mountainous Grisons, FARM, to give you a chance to see how people in Switzerland a canton where three of the country’s four languages are spoken. The live in the rural area of Switzerland. Continue over Brünig Pass to 7,504-foot Julier Pass, an important Alpine road since Roman times, picturesque Lucerne. An optional dinner excursion to a folklore leads to the Engadine. This valley is considered by many as the most party with yodeling is available for a first-hand impression of Alpine beautiful mountain area in the world, with deep-blue lakes, airy larch merrymaking. (B,L) forests that turn golden in the fall, mountain peaks exceeding 12,000 DAY 7 LUCERNE. On your walking tour this morning, admire feet, and quaint villages with massive white stone houses in the Thorwaldsen’s impressive LION MONUMENT, dedicated to the Swiss characteristic Grisons style. Afternoon arrival in ritzy St. Moritz. (B,D) Guards who protected the Royal House of France during the French DAY 3 ST. MORITZ–LAKE COMO, ITALY–LUGANO, SWITZERLAND. Revolution, and ornate patrician houses of the walled Old Town, then A gradual change of scenery as you descend towards the enchanting cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit Church. shores of Italy’s Lake Como and continue on to the southern tip Afterwards, another true Swiss experience: a trip to the top of Mount of Switzerland. The vegetation south of the Alps is Mediterranean: Pilatus, the “Guard of Lucerne,” where you get a special SOUVENIR chestnut groves, vineyards, and olive and fig trees make you forget CAP to always remember this experience! Tonight, a special farewell that earlier today you were within walking distance of glaciers. dinner awaits you at your hotel for a proper auf Wiedersehen. (B,D) Afternoon arrival in the popular subtropical resort town of Lugano DAY 8 LUCERNE–ZÜRICH–INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA–MUNICH, allows time for shopping under the arcades of Via Nassa or an GERMANY. A comfortable drive brings you via Zürich to Innsbruck in espresso on flower-festooned Piazza Riforma. To truly appreciate the Tyrolean mountains. Enjoy a walk through the Old Town to see splendid Lake Lugano, an exciting optional boat ride is available, the GOLDEN ROOF. Then, continue to Munich, capital of Bavaria. (B) followed by dinner at a traditional “grotto” restaurant. (B) Day 9 MUNICH-OBERAMMERGAU. Germany’s “Secret Capital” comes DAY 4 LUGANO–STRESA, ITALY–TÄSCH, SWITZERLAND–ZERMATT. alive during an orientation featuring the Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot- Travel from Lake Lugano to the Italian shore of Lake Maggiore for high Olympic Tower, and MARIENPLATZ, in the historic heart of the a break in elegant Stresa. An optional boat ride to enchanting Isola city. Then, drive to picturesque Oberammergau. (B,D) Bella can be arranged. Continue over lofty Simplon Pass into the Swiss Valais, an area renowned for its excellent wines and great Day 10 OBERAMMERGAU. The afternoon and evening are dedicated mountain resorts. To reach the most famous of them, leave the coach to the world-famous PASSION PLAY, held every 10 years and behind in Täsch and board a MOUNTAIN TRAIN to climb the last few performed by the people of Oberammergau. (B,L,D) miles up to car-free Zermatt, a picturesque cluster of rustic chalets Day 11 OBERAMMERGAU-MUNICH. Return to Munich with time to beneath the Matterhorn. (B) explore on your own. (B) DAY 5 ZERMATT–LAKE GENEVA. This morning, you can join an Day 12 MUNICH. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) exciting optional excursion to Klein Matterhorn for spectacular views of the surrounding Alps. Later, motor through the vineyards and
Tour ZGO*—Prices from $6,569 to $6,619 CAD, per person, double occupancy, tax included. *Dates, prices, and terms and conditions will be advised at time of reservation and are subject to change. Itinerary subject to change. /9 ZC
OBERAMMERGAU 2022
Danube GERMANY River
M 2 Munich 1 Melk Salzburg Vienna 2 Mondsee Oberammergau 1 Berchtesgaden Interlaken 2 1 Innsbruck Berne 1 Lucerne AUSTRIA SWITZERLAND Chur Täsch THE BEST OF AUSTRIA Chillon 1 St. Moritz Castle 2 & SWITZERLAND WITH Zermatt * OBERAMMERGAU 14 DAYS
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA. Welcome to Vienna! At 6 pm, DAY 7 AT LEISURE IN ZERMATT. An entire day at leisure gives you meet your Tour Director and travelling companions for a special the possibility to join a spectacular optional excursion to the Klein welcome dinner at your hotel. (D) Matterhorn for breathtaking panoramic views of the Matterhorn and the Alps. (B,D) DAY 2 VIENNA. Start your guided sightseeing with a visit to magnificent SCHÖNBRUNN PALACE. Then, drive along the Ringstrasse, DAY 8 ZERMATT–BERNE. Board the MOUNTAIN TRAIN to Täsch and pass the State Opera House, the Jewish quarter, and stop at the motor through the lower Rhône Valley to the shores of Lake Geneva. Hofburg Palace, winter residence of the Austrian imperial family. Marvel Here, enjoy a highlight visit to CHILLON CASTLE, the 12th-century at the impressive courtyards, famous HELDENPLATZ, and awesome water fortress immortalized by poet Lord Byron. Arrive in Berne for St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Balance of the day is at leisure and you can your overnight stay. (B) choose from our exciting optional excursions to enhance your stay. (B) DAY 9 BERNE–INTERLAKEN–LUCERNE. Your guided tour starts with DAY 3 VIENNA–MELK–MONDSEE–SALZBURG. Enjoy a leisurely a stop at the Rose Garden for a panoramic view of the city. Walk DANUBE CRUISE along the prettiest part of the river. Afterwards, through the beautifully preserved medieval Old Town, witness the catch glimpses of historic Melk Abbey, and continue through the hourly parade of painted figures at the Clock Tower and marvel at the romantic Salzkammergut lakeland, made famous in The Sound ornate, flower-adorned fountains. Stop at the BEAR PARK, symbol of Music movie. Stop in Mondsee to visit the PARISH CHURCH, for the name of the town. Next is Interlaken, where you can take which was used for the wedding scenes in the film, and continue pictures of the towering Jungfrau, then continue across Brünig Pass to Salzburg. Admire exquisite MIRABELL GARDENS, the Great to picturesque Lucerne. An optional evening is available to a folklore Festival Hall, St. Peter’s Monastery, and magnificent RESIDENZ party with yodeling and alphorn blowing for a first-hand impression of SQUARE, where some scenes of The Sound of Music movie were Alpine merrymaking. (B) also filmed. Also, take pictures of Mozart’s birthplace in the charming DAY 10 LUCERNE. On your walking tour this morning, admire Getreidegasse. A special dinner and Salzburger (sweet Nockerl Thorwaldsen’s impressive LION MONUMENT, dedicated to the fallen dessert soufflé) has been prepared for you at the famous St. Peter Swiss Guards who protected the Royal House of France during the restaurant. (B,D) Stiftskeller French Revolution, and ornate patrician houses of the walled Old DAY 4 AT LEISURE IN SALZBURG. Today is your chance to join an Town. Then, cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit optional excursion to spectacular Berchtesgaden and Hitler’s Eagle’s church. Afterwards, shop for watches, and you may wish to join an Nest. (B) optional excursion to Mount Pilatus. This evening, enjoy a PRIVATE BOAT CRUISE on the fjord-like lake, followed by a farewell dinner at a DAY 5 SALZBURG–ST. MORITZ, SWITZERLAND. A scenic day! Via local restaurant to celebrate the success of your Swiss vacation. (B,D) the Tyrolean Alps enter the Swiss Engadine, considered by many as the most beautiful mountain area in the world with its deep-blue DAY 11 LUCERNE–INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA. A comfortable drive brings lakes, airy larch forests that turn golden in the fall, mountain peaks you to Innsbruck, the capital of crystal, in the Tyrolean mountains. exceeding 12,000 feet, and quaint villages with massive white stone Enjoy a walk through the Old Town to see the GOLDEN ROOF and houses in the characteristic Grisons style. The rest of the day is at time to shop for crystal and Tyrolean hats. (B) leisure in ritzy St. Moritz. (B,D) DAY 12 INNSBRUCK-OBERAMMERGAU, GERMANY. The afternoon DAY 6 ST. MORITZ–CHUR–TÄSCH–ZERMATT. Drive through and evening are dedicated to the world-famous PASSION PLAY, held exhilarating Alpine scenery. At Chur, board the first-class panoramic every 10 years and performed by the people of Oberammergau. (B,D) coach of the world-famous GLACIER EXPRESS TRAIN, which DAY 13 OBERAMMERGAU-MUNICH. Leave the Bavarian Alps and connects two of Switzerland’s most famous skiing areas: St. Moritz arrive in Munich, where Germany’s “Secret Capital” comes alive during and Zermatt. Enjoy your first-class ride with panorama windows and an orientation featuring the Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot-high Olympic admire thundering waterfalls, impressive peaks, glacial ice fields, and Tower, and MARIENPLATZ, in the historic heart of the city. (B) tiny villages as you pass through the Valais, a region known for its great mountain resorts and excellent wines. Lunch will be served on DAY 14 MUNICH. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) the train. This afternoon, you are in Zermatt, a picturesque cluster of rustic chalets beneath the majestic Matterhorn. (B,L)
Tour ZCO*—Prices from $7,029 to $7,059 CAD, per person, double occupancy, tax included. *Dates, prices, and terms and conditions will be advised at time of reservation and are subject to change. Itinerary subject to change. /10 ZD
OBERAMMERGAU 2022
Berlin 2
GERMANY M
1 Weimar Dresden
1 Rothenburg Romantic Road
Dachau 1 Munich
Neuschwanstein 1 1 Oberammergau
GERMAN VISTA WITH * OBERAMMERGAU 8 DAYS
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN BERLIN, GERMANY. Time to rest or to start cobblestone lanes, and 16th-century houses. Hear how the town exploring the German capital. At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and survived the Thirty Years’ War, and shop for Christmas ornaments. (B) travelling companions for a welcome dinner at your hotel. (D) DAY 5 ROTHENBURG–NEUSCHWANSTEIN. Drive along the scenic DAY 2 BERLIN. Sightseeing with a Local Guide in the once-divided Romantic Road past small villages and towards the Bavarian metropolis includes the elegant Ku’damm, the restored Reichstag, Alps, where two of Bavaria’s most famous castles are situated. Charlottenburg Palace, a picture stop at monumental Brandenburg Stay overnight in a charming hotel beautifully located between Gate and the Holocaust Memorial, and the 210-foot Victory Column Hohenschwangau Castle, where King Ludwig spent much of his youth, in the vast Tiergarten park. Visit the KAISER WILHELM MEMORIAL and NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE, which you will visit with a Local CHURCH with its bomb-damaged tower, drive along Unter den Linden Guide. This castle became the most famous of all and was inspiration boulevard, and pass the State Opera House and Checkpoint Charlie. (B) for Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty castle. (B) DAY 3 BERLIN–DRESDEN. Arrive in Dresden, former capital of Saxony. DAY 6 NEUSCHWANSTEIN–OBERAMMERGAU. Arrive in picturesque Badly damaged by Allied bombing in February 1945, the city has since Oberammergau. The afternoon and evening are dedicated to the been restored to its baroque splendor. During your guided walking world-famous PASSION PLAY, held every 10 years and performed by tour, visit the Zwinger Palace COURTYARD to admire its impressive the people of Oberammergau. (B,D) architecture; the magnificent baroque Semper Opera, originally built DAY 7 OBERAMMERGAU-MUNICH. Drive to Munich where your in 1841, once destroyed by fire, then destroyed by bombing, and finally orientation features a visit to MARIENPLATZ with its old and new restored in 1985; and the newly rebuilt Frauenkirche. (B) Town Halls and the gothic Frauenkirche. In the evening, a farewell DAY 4 DRESDEN–WEIMAR–ROTHENBURG. In In Weimar, follow dinner at a lively Biergarten is the best way to celebrate the success your Tour Director for a pleasant walk through this pretty town. See of your German vacation. (B,D) the houses where great poets like Goethe and Schiller lived and the DAY 8 MUNICH. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) theater where the Weimar Constitution was drafted. Highlight is an overnight stay in medieval Rothenburg with its ramparts and towers,
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OBERAMMERGAU 2022
Munich 1 GERMANY
Oberammergau 2
M 1 Zurich Innsbruck Lucerne Emmental Valley 2 AUSTRIA Affoltern Ballenberg Brienz Interlaken 2 SWITZERLAND Jungfraujoch
TOP OF SWITZERLAND * & OBERAMMERGAU 9 DAYS
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND. Welcome to Zürich! picture-book Lucerne, where you will stay for the next two nights. At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and travelling companions for a Tonight, you may wish to join an optional dinner excursion to a welcome dinner at your hotel. (D) folklore party with cheese fondue, yodeling, and alphorn blowing. (B) DAY 2 ZÜRICH–EMMENTAL VALLEY–INTERLAKEN AREA. Enjoy DAY 5 LUCERNE. On your walking tour this morning, admire an orientation walk of Zürich’s well-preserved OLD TOWN with its Thorwaldsen’s impressive LION MONUMENT, dedicated to the Swiss medieval guild houses before continuing to the Emmental Valley to Guards who protected the Royal House of France during the French visit the SCHAUKÄSEREI AFFOLTERN. Try out the locally produced Revolution, and the ornate patrician houses of the walled Old Town, cheese, and enjoy a light lunch. A scenic drive brings you to then cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit church. Interlaken. The town’s unique location, nestled between Lake Thun Later, an exciting optional excursion is available to Mount Pilatus, and Lake Brienz, and surrounded by the world-famous Eiger, Mönch, the “Guard of Lucerne,” and this evening, a special dinner has been and Jungfrau mountains, guarantees spectacular views. (B,L) prepared for you. (B,D) DAY 3 INTERLAKEN. EXCURSION TO THE JUNGFRAU. An DAY 6 LUCERNE–INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA–OBERAMMERGAU, unforgettable trip to the high Alpine wonderland of ice and snow is GERMANY. A comfortable drive brings you to Innsbruck in the the true highlight of a visit to Switzerland. At an amazing 11,332 feet, Tyrolean mountains. Enjoy a walk through the Old Town to see the the JUNGFRAUJOCH is Europe’s highest railway station. Jungfrau’s GOLDEN ROOF before arriving in picturesque Oberammergau. (B,D) 13,642-foot summit was first ascended in 1811 and the rack railway was Day 7 OBERAMMERGAU. The afternoon and evening are dedicated to opened in 1912. There are lots of things to do here: enjoy the Alpine the world-famous PASSION PLAY, held every 10 years and performed Sensation, the Panorama 360° Experience, the ICE PALACE, and take by the people of Oberammergau. (B,L,D) the elevator to the Sphinx Observatory. Also, receive your Jungfrau Passport as a souvenir to take home with you. The round trip to the Day 8 OBERAMMERGAU–MUNICH. Arrive in Munich, where “Top of Europe” by MOUNTAIN TRAIN will take most of the day. (B) Germany’s “Secret Capital” comes alive during an orientation featuring the Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot-high Olympic Tower, DAY 4 INTERLAKEN–BRIENZ–BALLENBERG–LUCERNE. Drive to and MARIENPLATZ, in the historic heart of the city. Your afternoon Brienz, beautifully located on the turquoise-coloured lake. Visit the and evening are at leisure. You may wish to join one of our exciting interesting WOODCARVING MUSEUM, and walk through the romantic optional excursions. (B) Brunngasse, once awarded the title “most beautiful street in Europe.” Next is a visit to the fascinating open-air museum of Ballenberg with Day 9 MUNICH. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) its centuries-old buildings from all parts of Switzerland. Arrive in
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OBERAMMERGAU 2022
Berlin 2 Potsdam
GERMANY 1 Cologne
1 Dresden M
Rhine River Bayreuth Frankfurt 1 1 Rothenburg 1 Nuremberg
Heidelberg
Romantic Road GERMAN HIGHLIGHTS WITH
* Black Forest 1 1 Munich Oberammergau OBERAMMERGAU 12 DAYS Bavarian Alps Birnau Lindau 2 Lake Constance Neuschwanstein
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN FRANKFURT, GERMANY. Time to rest or to start reconstructed as a monument to peace from the rubble of near-total exploring the bustling metropolis on the Main River. At 6 pm, meet wartime destruction, and admire the Schöner Brunnen, a 14th-century your Tour Director and travelling companions and leave the hotel for fountain dedicated to the Holy Roman Empire. It is said that it brings a special welcome dinner at a local restaurant. (D) good luck to spin the two brass rings. Then, have dinner at Bratwurst Röslein restaurant to taste the traditional Nürnberger Bratwürste. (B,D) DAY 2 FRANKFURT–COLOGNE. A special treat at the very start of your journey through Germany is a romantic RHINE CRUISE along DAY 7 NUREMBERG–ROTHENBURG–MUNICH. In medieval the most scenic section of the Rhine River, with castle-crested Rothenburg, admire its ramparts and towers, cobblestone lanes, and hills, terraced vineyards, pretty wine towns, and the Lorelei rock. 16th-century houses. Hear how the town survived the Thirty Years’ Disembark and drive to Cologne to visit the awesome gothic War, and shop for Christmas ornaments, for which this pretty town is CATHEDRAL. Its twin 515-foot towers, five naves, splendid stained- famous. Next is the Bavarian capital, Munich. Tonight, you may wish to glass windows, and the shrine of the Three Holy Kings are eloquent join an exciting optional dinner outing. (B) testimony to the quality of medieval engineering and craftsmanship. DAY 8 MUNICH–OBERAMMERGAU. Sightseeing with a Local Guide Afterwards, enjoy a beer at the Cölner Hofbräu Früh, one of Cologne’s of Germany’s “Secret Capital” features the Olympic Stadium, built famous breweries. (B) for the 1972 Olympics; the 1,000-foot-high Olympic Tower; and DAY 3 COLOGNE–BERLIN. Ride the ICE TRAIN to Berlin, capital Königsplatz, used for Nazi rallies during World War II. Drive along of reunited Germany, where sightseeing with a Local Guide in the the Ludwigstrasse, and see the Bavarian Arch of Triumph and Field once-divided metropolis includes the elegant Ku’damm, the restored Marshall Hall. Also, visit lively MARIENPLATZ with the old and the new Reichstag, Charlottenburg Palace, a picture stop at monumental Town Halls and the gothic Frauenkirche. In the late afternoon, drive to Brandenburg Gate, the Holocaust Memorial, and the 210-foot Victory the romantic Passion Play town of Oberammergau. (B,D) Column in the vast Tiergarten Park. Visit the KAISER WILHELM DAY 9 OBERAMMERGAU. The afternoon and evening are dedicated MEMORIAL CHURCH with its bomb-damaged tower, drive along to the world-famous PASSION PLAY, held every ten years and Unter den Linden boulevard, and pass the State Opera House and performed by the inhabitants of Oberammergau. (B,L,D) Checkpoint Charlie. (B,D) DAY 10 OBERAMMERGAU–NEUSCHWANSTEIN–LINDAU–BIRNAU– DAY 4 AT LEISURE IN BERLIN. A full day at leisure gives you a BLACK FOREST. Start today with a visit to King Ludwig’s magnificent chance to join one of our exciting optional excursions, such as to NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE, which inspired Walt Disney. Follow your nearby Potsdam. (B) Local Guide through this fairytale castle on its craggy outcrop high DAY 5 BERLIN–DRESDEN. Arrive in Dresden, former capital of above a sparkling lake. Then, continue along the panoramic German Saxony. Badly damaged by Allied bombing in February 1945, the Alpine Road to the sunny northern shore of Lake Constance, Europe’s city has since been restored to its baroque splendour. During your largest freshwater reservoir. Visit the charming island of Lindau, then orientation, see the Zwinger Palace COURTYARD to admire its continue west and visit the baroque CHURCH at Birnau. Enter the lush impressive architecture; the magnificent baroque Semper Opera, Black Forest and enjoy an overnight stay. (B,D) originally built in 1841, once destroyed by fire, then destroyed DAY 11 BLACK FOREST–HEIDELBERG–FRANKFURT. This morning, by bombing, and finally restored in 1985; and the newly rebuilt drive deeper into the Black Forest, then stop for a WOODCARVING Frauenkirche. (B) DEMONSTRATION and Kaffee und Schwarzwaldkuchen (coffee and DAY 6 DRESDEN–BAYREUTH–NUREMBERG. Stop in Bayreuth for Black Forest cake). Arrive in Heidelberg, Germany’s oldest university an orientation of this city of festival fame. Richard Wagner came town, of Student Prince fame. Time to stroll around the Old Town, to Bayreuth in 1871 and was not satisfied with the existing 18th- then ride the FUNICULAR up the hill and visit the red-walled CASTLE, century theater, the Markgräfliches Opernhaus, so he had a new one where the GREAT VAT, a 58,000-gallon 18th-century wine cask, built. Today, the festival hall is used exclusively for the Bayreuth attracts particular attention. Return to Frankfurt, where a farewell Festival, and only works by Wagner are performed there. Continue dinner has been prepared to say auf Wiedersehen! (B,D) to Nuremberg, the town of children’s toys and gingerbread. Admire DAY 12 FRANKFURT. Your vacation ends with breakfast this the impressive medieval ramparts and walk through the pedestrian morning. (B) area of the charming Old Town to St. Sebald Church, painstakingly
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OBERAMMERGAU 2022
Munich 1 GERMANY FRANCE
Oberammergau 2 Jura 1 Zurich Mountains M Biel/Bienne Innsbruck Emmental Lucerne AUSTRIA Neuchâtel Valley 2 Berne Interlaken Area Simmen Valley 2 SWITZERLAND Broc Gruyère Jungfraujoch Gruyères 1 Area SPECTACULAR town Gstaad
2 Évian-les-Bains SWITZERLAND WITH Geneva * OBERAMMERGAU 12 DAYS
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND. Welcome to Zürich! Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau mountains, guarantees spectacular views. At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and travelling companions for a Later, arrive at your charming hotel in Grindelwald and look forward welcome dinner at your hotel. (D) to tomorrow’s included highlight: the Jungfrau excursion! (B) DAY 2 ZÜRICH–BIEL/BIENNE–NEUCHÂTEL–GENEVA. Enjoy an DAY 6 INTERLAKEN AREA. EXCURSION TO THE JUNGFRAU MASSIF. orientation walk of Zürich’s OLD TOWN, Switzerland’s centre of An unforgettable trip to the high Alpine wonderland of ice and snow banking and commerce. Then, leave Zürich and start your Swiss is the true highlight of a visit to Switzerland. At an amazing 11,332 feet, adventure. You’ll quickly discover that Switzerland isn’t just home the JUNGFRAUJOCH is Europe’s highest railway station. Jungfrau’s to the Alps, but also to some of the most beautiful lakes. First, stop 13,642-foot summit was first ascended in 1811 and the rack railway was at the foot of the Jura Mountains in the picturesque town of Biel, opened in 1912. There are lots of things to do here: enjoy the Alpine known as Bienne by French-speaking Swiss and famous for watch- Sensation, the Panorama 360° Experience, the ICE PALACE, and take making, and explore the historical centre. Next, enjoy a scenic drive to the elevator to the Sphinx Observatory. Also, receive your JUNGFRAU lakeside Neuchâtel, dominated by the medieval cathedral and castle. PASSPORT as a souvenir to take home with you. The round trip to the Time to stroll along the lake promenade before continuing to stunning “Top of Europe” by MOUNTAIN TRAIN will take most of the day. (B,D) Geneva, the second-largest city in Switzerland, with its fantastic DAY 7 INTERLAKEN AREA–BERNE–LUCERNE. Arrive in the stately lakeside location and breathtaking panoramas of the Alps. (B) capital of Berne. See BEAR PARK, enjoy the panoramic view of the DAY 3 GENEVA. During your guided sightseeing, see the elegant city from the Rose Garden, and the OLD TOWN with its Clock Tower buildings that house many international organizations, including and ornate, flower-adorned fountains. Leave the Berner Oberland and headquarters of the International Red Cross and many United Nations drive via Langnau in the Emmental Valley to picturesque Lucerne. agencies. You will also hear about John Calvin, the French theologian Tonight is your chance to join an optional dinner excursion to a who helped reform the church in Geneva in the mid-16th century, visit folklore party with yodeling and alphorn blowing. (B) Reformation Park with its International Monument to the Reformation DAY 8 LUCERNE. During your walking tour, admire Thorwaldsen’s and walk through the Old Town to see St. Pierre Cathedral. Balance of impressive LION MONUMENT, dedicated to the Swiss Guards who the day is at leisure to further explore this fascinating city. An exciting protected the Royal House of France during the French Revolution, optional lake cruise is available to make the most of your stay. (B) and the patrician houses of the walled Old Town, then cross the DAY 4 GENEVA–ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS, FRANCE–BROC–GRUYÈRE covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit church. An exciting optional AREA, SWITZERLAND. Enter France and follow Lake Geneva along excursion is available to Mount Pilatus, and tonight, a special dinner the southern shore, stopping in the famous spa town of Évian-les- awaits you. (B,D) Bains, renowned for its mineral water and a popular holiday resort. DAY 9 LUCERNE–INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA–OBERAMMERGAU, A scenic drive returns you to Switzerland. Cross the Rhône, France’s GERMANY. A comfortable drive brings you to Innsbruck in the largest river, which flows into Lake Geneva. See the vineyards, where Tyrolean mountains. Enjoy a walk through the Old Town to see the some of the best Swiss wines are produced, then leave this “Swiss GOLDEN ROOF. Then, continue to picture-book Oberammergau. Riviera” and continue to Gruyère. Visit the magnificent castle. Walk (B,D). through eight centuries of architecture, history, and culture, and enjoy lunch with local specialties and a traditional dessert of meringue Day 10 OBERAMMERGAU. The afternoon and evening are dedicated and double crème. Then, stop in Broc for a visit to Maison Cailler to the world-famous PASSION PLAY, held every 10 years and chocolate factory to taste this delicious Swiss specialty. Continue to performed by the people of Oberammergau. (B,L,D) your comfortable hotel in nearby Charmey. (B,L,D) Day 11 OBERAMMERGAU-MUNICH. Leave the Bavarian Alps and DAY 5 GRUYÈRE AREA–GSTAAD–INTERLAKEN AREA. Leave the arrive In Munich, where Germany’s “Secret Capital” comes alive Gruyère area and enjoy a scenic drive to Gstaad, one of Switzerland’s during an orientation featuring the Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot-high most popular ski resorts, for an orientation of this pretty place. Then, Olympic Tower, and MARIENPLATZ, in the historic heart of the city. (B) continue to Interlaken. The town’s unique location, settled between Day 12 MUNICH. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) Lake Thun and Lake Brienz and surrounded by the world-famous
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OBERAMMERGAU 2022
Cologne 1 GERMANY Rhine River Aachen
1 Frankfurt Trier Rüdesheim
1 Rhineland
Black Forest
M 1 Munich Schaffhausen Wies AUSTRIA 2 Oberammergau Neuschwanstein Innsbruck Lucerne 2 Einsiedeln SWITZERLAND
CATHOLIC CENTRAL EUROPE WITH * OBERAMMERGAU 9 DAYS
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN MUNICH, GERMANY. Welcome to Munich! At 6 pm, onion-topped towers, built by the Jesuits in the time Protestantism meet your Tour Director and travelling companions, then enjoy this came up and the reason that Lucerne remained Catholic. Also evening’s welcome dinner at your hotel. (D) included is a visit to the Hofkirche ST. LEODEGAR, the most important church and a landmark of the city. Afternoon and evening DAY 2 MUNICH–NEUSCHWANSTEIN–WIES–OBERAMMERGAU. at leisure; you may wish to join exciting optional excursions to Mount Your orientation of Germany’s “Secret Capital” includes the Olympic Pilatus and attend a Swiss Folklore show. (B) Stadium, 1,000-foot-high Television Tower, MARIENPLATZ with its old and new Town Halls, and the gothic FRAUENKIRCHE. Enjoy a DAY 6 LUCERNE–SCHAFFHAUSEN–BLACK FOREST, GERMANY– scenic drive to Neuschwanstein for an exciting visit to magnificent RHINELAND. A short drive to Schaffhausen to admire the famous KING LUDWIG’S CASTLE, which was the inspiration for Walt Disney’s RHINE FALLS; then, enter Germany, and stop in the Black Forest to Sleeping Beauty castle. Before arriving in Oberammergau, stop for a enjoy a WOODCARVING DEMONSTRATION, before continuing to the visit to the beautifully-located pilgrimage CHURCH of Wies, a Rococo Rhineland for your overnight stay. (B,D) masterpiece. (B,D) DAY 7 RHINELAND–TRIER–AACHEN–COLOGNE. This morning is DAY 3 OBERGAMMERGAU. Today is dedicated to the PASSION dedicated to Trier, one of the oldest cities north of the Alps. During PLAY, held every 10 years and performed by the inhabitants of your orientation, admire the Porta Nigra, a large Roman city gate, Oberammergau. (B,L,D) visit the HIGH CATHEDRAL OF ST. PETER, and see the unusual early- gothic Dreikönigenhaus. Then, continue to Aachen for a visit to the DAY 4 OBERAMMERGAU–INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA–EINSIEDELN, oldest CATHEDRAL in Northern Europe, burial place of Charlemagne, SWITZERLAND–LUCERNE. A picturesque drive through the Bavarian and for 600 years the church of coronation for German kings and and Tyrolean Alps brings you to Innsbruck. Enjoy a pleasant walk queens. Arrive in Cologne for your overnight stay. (B,D) through its quaint medieval lanes and take pictures of the GOLDEN ROOF. Cross the border and enter Switzerland, where you will DAY 8 COLOGNE–THE RHINE VALLEY–RÜDESHEIM–FRANKFURT. visit the impressive Benedictine Abbey of Our Lady of Einsiedeln, The morning is dedicated to a visit of the magnificent CATHEDRAL, renowned for the famous black Madonna and its unique baroque sometimes called the most beautiful example of gothic art. Next is architecture, on your way to picture-book Lucerne. (B,D) a romantic RHINE CRUISE along the most scenic part of the Rhine River, followed by a special treat: a WINE TASTING in the capital of DAY 5 LUCERNE. On your walking tour, admire Thorwaldsen’s Riesling wine, Rüdesheim. This evening, a farewell dinner has been LION’S MONUMENT, dedicated to the Swiss Guards who protected prepared at your hotel. (B,D) the Royal House of France during the French Revolution, and the ornate patrician houses of the walled town. Then, cross the famous DAY 9 FRANKFURT. Your vacation ends with breakfast this covered CHAPEL BRIDGE and visit the JESUIT CHURCH with its morning. (B)
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A short trip by minibus takes you 2 enjoy a welcome dinner at a to the CARCERI HERMITAGE, a peaceful oasis in the woods of Mount AUSTRIA Innsbruck local restaurant to celebrate Subasio where St. Francis came to pray. Finally, visit the MONASTERY the start of your spiritual OF ST. DAMIAN, a Franciscan shrine built on the spot where St. journey through Italy. (D) Francis heard the voice of Christ, and where he wrote the Canticle of the Creatures. The convent founded by St. Clare is still intact, and DAY 2 ROME. Begin your is where she died in 1253. This afternoon, you may wish to join an Venice Padua 2 discovery in Vatican City with optional excursion to magnificent medieval Spello. (B) a guided visit of the VATICAN ITALY MUSEUMS, a unique collection DAY 6 ASSISI–SIENA–FLORENCE. Leave Assisi and enter Tuscany. of religious and secular art In Siena, meet your Local Guide and learn all about St. Catherine—a Adriatic Sea Tuscany that spans for centuries, with saint, a mystic, a doctor of the Church, and the patroness of Italy and Florence 2 some of the finest examples Europe—as you visit the BASILICA OF ST. DOMINIC, the SANCTUARY, Assisi and the HOUSE. Then, enjoy a walk through the ancient narrow lanes Siena 2 of Renaissance paintings, Spello Cascia and visit beautiful PIAZZA DEL CAMPO. Afternoon arrival in Florence, Umbria including the SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for “Cradle of the Renaissance.” (B,D) Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings DAY 7 FLORENCE. Follow your Local Guide and visit the ACADEMY Rome 3 and The Last Judgment, as well OF FINE ARTS with Michelangelo’s David. Later, walk to beautiful as for being the place where Cathedral Square, admire Giotto’s Bell Tower and the Baptistry’s the conclave takes place for the election of the new popes. Continue heavy bronze “Gate of Paradise.” Attend Mass at the magnificent the visit with monumental ST. PETER’S SQUARE where the Pope DUOMO, with its incredible Renaissance dome designed by Filippo prays the Angelus every Sunday in front of thousands of believers and Brunelleschi. Also see sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE and the BASILICA, a rich architectural and decorative wonder, and also famous SANTA CROCE SQUARE with its Franciscan basilica. (B) the place where all Catholic popes are buried. Cross the Tiber River FLORENCE–PADUA. Travel through the Apennine Mountains and see the Colosseum, the largest amphitheater ever built, and the DAY 8 to arrive in the flat Po area. In Padua, a guided visit of the BASILICA Roman Forum, site of military processions, elections, trials, and the OF ST. ANTHONY shows you the tomb and reliquaries of this miracle- overall centre of Roman public life for centuries. (B) working saint and patron of lost and stolen articles. St. Anthony Is DAY 3 ROME. This morning, attend the PAPAL AUDIENCE (subject one of the Catholic Church’s most popular saints. He was a powerful to availability) for the chance to see the Pope and receive the Papal Franciscan preacher and teacher. He was born in Lisbon in 1195 and Blessing. Later, visit ST. PAUL OUTSIDE THE WALLS, one of Rome’s died just outside Padua in 1231, having led a short but very intense four major Papal basilicas built by Constantine on the grave of St. religious life. (B) Paul, and explore the mysterious ancient CATACOMBS that run under PADUA. EXCURSION TO VENICE. A short drive brings you to the city. During the persecutions, the catacombs were used as places DAY 9 Venice. Enter the city in style by PRIVATE BOAT and see the sights of refuge for the celebration of the Eucharist. Next, visit ST. JOHN with your Local Guide. Visit lavish DOGES’ PALACE, the BRIDGE OF LATERAN BASILICA and the HOLY STAIRS, brought from Jerusalem SIGHS, and ST. MARK’S SQUARE and its BASILICA. Time at leisure or to Rome around 326 AD by St. Helena, mother of Constantine the take an optional gondola ride. Return to Padua. (B,D) Great. Officially, pilgrims may only ascend these 28 white marble steps on their knees. Then, visit the hallowed halls of ST. MARY DAY 10 PADUA-INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA-OBERAMMERGAU, MAJOR BASILICA. Its beautiful treasures are of inestimable value, GERMANY. A scenic drive through the impressive Dolomites brings and represent the Church’s role as the cradle of Christian artistic you to the A scenic drive through the impressive Dolomites brings civilization in Rome. For nearly 16 centuries, St. Mary Major has held you to the capital of Tyrol, Innsbruck. Follow your Tour Director for a its position as a Marian shrine par excellence and has been a magnet pleasant walk to the GOLDEN ROOF, and you may wish to shop for for pilgrims from all over the world who come to the Eternal City to crystal, for which the city is famous. Cross the German border and experience the beauty, grandeur, and holiness of the basilica. (B) arrive in picturesque Oberammergau. (B,D) DAY 4 ROME–CASCIA–ASSISI. Depart Rome today and head north DAY 11 OBERAMMERGAU. The afternoon and evening are dedicated into Umbria for a stop in Cascia to explore the life of St. Rita, known to the world-famous PASSION PLAY, held every 10 years and as the “Saint of the Impossible,” as she went through many problems performed by the people of Oberammergau. (B,L,D) through the different stages of her life but always managed to get DAY 12 OBERAMMERGAU–MUNICH. Arrive in Munich, where through thanks to her faith and prayer. Visit the BASILICA, see Germany’s “Secret Capital” comes alive during an orientation the tomb with the saint’s incorrupt body, and attend Mass. Also, featuring the Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot-high Olympic Tower, and visit the lower basilica, home of the Eucharistic Miracle, which is MARIENPLATZ, in the historic heart of the city. Afternoon at leisure; commemorated each year with the Feast of Corpus Christi. Continue and tonight, enjoy a farewell dinner at your hotel. (B,D) to hilltop Assisi, home of St. Francis and St. Clare. Here, visit ST. MARY OF THE ANGELS BASILICA, where St. Francis consecrated St. Clare Day 13 MUNICH. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) as the “Bride of Christ,” and the PORZIUNCOLA, where he founded the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor in 1209. (B,D)
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Berlin 1
GERMANY
Wittenberg 1 Leipzig 1 Eisleben
Eisenach Rhine Valley 2 Erfurt 2 Wiesbaden Coburg Mainz Worms 1 Nuremberg Rothenburg THE EUROPEAN Augsburg REFORMATION WITH Munich 1 * Oberammergau 1 OBERAMMERGAU 11 DAYS
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN BERLIN, GERMANY. Welcome to Berlin! At 6 pm, CHURCH, where Luther was a choir boy and later preached, and see meet your Tour Director and travelling companions, and begin your the Luther and Bach Memorials. Also, visit WARTBURG CASTLE, journey at this evening’s welcome dinner at your hotel. (D) where he lived in disguise as “Knight George.” It was during this period that Luther translated the New Testament from Ancient Greek DAY 2 BERLIN–WITTENBERG. Sightseeing with a Local Guide in the into German in just ten weeks. (B,D) once-divided metropolis includes the elegant Ku’damm, the restored Reichstag, Charlottenburg Castle, a picture stop at monumental DAY 6 ERFURT–COBURG–WIESBADEN. Continue south today to Brandenburg Gate, the Holocaust Memorial, and the 21-foot Victory Coburg and visit fascinating COBURG FORTRESS, where Luther lived, Column in the vast Tiergarten Park. Visit the KAISER WILHELM and was protected, during the Imperial Diet of Augsburg in 1530. As MEMORIAL CHURCH with its bomb-damaged spire, drive along an outlaw of the Holy Roman Empire, he could not attend the Imperial Unter den Linden Boulevard, and pass the State Opera House and Diet of Augsburg, but instead spent his time continuing his work Checkpoint Charlie. In the afternoon, continue to Wittenberg, Martin translating the Bible and writing on Reformation issues. (B,D) Luther’s hometown for more than 30 years and birthplace of the DAY 7 WIESBADEN. EXCURSION TO THE RHINE VALLEY, WORMS & Reformation. (B,D) MAINZ. Enjoy a scenic RHINE CRUISE past castle-crested cliffs, terraced DAY 3 WITTENBERG–LEIPZIG. Enjoy a guided walking tour and visit vineyards, and half-timbered towns. In Worms, where the Imperial the Luther House, where Martin Luther and his family lived. Also, visit Council passed judgment on Luther in 1521, visit the CATHEDRAL ST. MARY’S CHURCH, a twin-towered gothic church where Luther where Luther presented his case, as well as TRINITY CHURCH and the preached reform, got married, and baptized his six children. Finally, Reformation monument. Continue to Mainz to visit the GUTENBERG see the door of Castle Church, where Luther posted his 95 Theses, MUSEUM, which houses original copies of the Bible. (B) launching the Reformation in 1517. Continue to Leipzig for a walking DAY 8 WIESBADEN–ROTHENBURG–NUREMBERG. Journey to tour and a visit to the THOMASKIRCHE, where Johann Sebastian Bach the medieval walled town of Rothenburg, where your walking tour worked as a cantor. Also, see the market square that today is a site takes you to ST. JACOB’S CHURCH with its masterpiece Altar of the for celebrations and festivals, but once was the scene of executions Holy Blood. Afterwards, there is time to shop for the town’s famed and political demonstrations. (B,D) Christmas ornaments. On to Nuremberg, the first town to accept DAY 4 LEIPZIG–EISLEBEN–ERFURT. Today, stop in Eisleben, where the Reformation in 1525. Your walking tour features the gothic Luther’s life began and ended. Visit his BIRTH HOUSE and DEATH ST. LORENZ LUTHERAN CHURCH, where you can pause for quiet HOUSE MUSEUMS, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites; as well as meditation. (B,D) ST. PETER & PAUL CHURCH, where Luther was baptized, and ST. DAY 9 NUREMBERG–OBERAMMERGAU. Drive to picturesque ANDREW’S CHURCH, where Luther preached his last sermon in 1546. Oberammergau, where the afternoon and evening are dedicated to Later, drive to Erfurt, whose 36 churches, 15 monasteries, and other the world-famous Passion Play, held every 10 years and performed by ecclesiastical buildings have earned it the nickname “Thuringian the people of the town. (B,D) Rome.” The beautiful Old Town preserves the atmosphere Luther must have experienced during his student days. A highlight is an DAY 10 OBERAMMERGAU-MUNICH. In Munich, explore Germany’s inspirational visit to the AUGUSTINIAN MONASTERY where Luther “Secret Capital” with your Local Guide, including the Olympic lived as a monk, and the unique MERCHANTS’ BRIDGE, lined with Stadium, the 1,000-foot-high Television Tower, MARIENPLATZ with half-timbered homes on both sides. (B) its old and new Town Halls, and the gothic Frauenkirche. Tonight, enjoy a farewell dinner at your hotel. (B,D) DAY 5 ERFURT. EXCURSION TO EISENACH. Journey to Eisenach and meet your Local Guide. Visit LUTHER HOUSE, ST. GEORGE’S DAY 11 MUNICH. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B)
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OBERAMMERGAU 2022
GERMANY Vienna Munich Altötting Area Salzburg
Zürich Oberammergau Einsiedeln Lucerne AUSTRIA SWITZERLAND
SHRINES OF ALPINE EUROPE & * OBERAMMERGAU 7 DAYS
Day 1 (Wed.) ARRIVE IN ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND. Check into your hall tower. Head towards ALTÖTTING, spiritual focal point of Bavaria hotel, then the rest of the day is free to explore on your own. This for more than 1,250 years. Here, enjoy a guided visit of the old town afternoon, meet your Tour Director and fellow travellers and prepare and the PANORAMA MUSEUM, a stereoscopic painting (large scale for your upcoming spiritual journey. Later this evening, a welcome panorama) created in 1902 portraying the holy city of Jerusalem. Join dinner is served at your hotel. (D) the evening Mass and the candlelight procession, ideal moments for reflection and worship, as well as for sharing your sense of faith with Day 2 (Thu.) ZÜRICH. EXCURSION TO LUCERNE & EINSIEDELN. This other believers. (B) morning, travel to Lucerne, a picturesque town built along the shores of a shimmering lake and at the foot of majestic peaks. Spend some Day 5 (Sun.) ALTÖTTING AREA-SALZBURG-VIENNA. Spend the time visiting the town centre and take advantage of the optional morning getting to know picturesque Salzburg, Mozart’s birthplace. excursions available. In the afternoon, head to the BENEDICTINE Try the famous marzipan pralines, take a walk in the Old Town, listed ABBEY OF EINSIEDELN, a major station on the Way of St. James as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, or step into the Cathedral for some and one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Switzerland. Visit prayer time. In the afternoon, travel to the imperial city of Vienna, the magnificent Baroque Monastery and Chapel that is home to the built along the banks of the Danube. On the way, stop at the Baroque BLACK MADONNA, made out of black marble. Spend some time in MELK BENEDICTINE ABBEY, an important intellectual and cultural prayer and then celebrate the Divine Office Vespers and the Salve centre over the centuries. (B) Regina. Later, return to Zürich. (B) Day 6 (Mon.) VIENNA. Discover the capital of waltz on a guided city Day 3 (Fri.) ZÜRICH-OBERAMMERGAU. Leave Zürich and travel east tour today; learn about the Habsburg dynasty that ruled the area to cross briefly into Austria, skirting scenic Lake Constance, and then for centuries; and see some of the finest buildings that give the city continuing into Germany through the farmlands of Bavaria into the such an elegant feel: the State Opera, the Parliament, and the former alpine landscapes of Oberammergau. The highlight of the day is the imperial Hofburg Palace. Later, if you wish, you can celebrate Mass famous Passion Play, a performance that takes place every 10 years in the solemn CATHEDRAL OF ST. STEPHEN. Continue exploring since 1634 when it was initiated as an oath to give thanks for the at leisure, or join an optional excursion. In the evening, say farewell village having been preserved from the Black Death. All the actors to your newfound friends during the included dinner at a local who take part in the play, are from the village itself. There will be time restaurant. You certainly shared some really intense faith experiences, for an included dinner during the intermission. (B,D) but also some unforgettable moments of joyous communal life. (B,D) Day 4 (Sat.) OBERAMMERGAU-MUNICH-ALTÖTTING AREA. Stop in Day 7 (Tue.) VIENNA. Your vacation ends with breakfast this Munich, the capital of Bavaria, for a short visit of the city centre to morning. (B) admire Marienplatz with the Glockenspiel (carillon) of the new city
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workshop in a local bakery with an expert chef, will let you create your own pastry, fill it and enjoy it as well, OR: CLASSIC: Visit the Lower Austrian little town of Ybbs. Admire the fine architecture of the Babenberger and its romantic old town, OR: CLASSIC: Take a Guided Tour of Melk’s magnificent Benedictine Abbey to marvel at its frescoed ceilings, statues, incredible library, and ornate pipe organ. DISCOVERY: Enjoy the flavors of the Wachau Valley at a Wine Tasting on board. DAY 1 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (EMBARKATION). Welcome to Budapest, Enjoy some free time in the village of Hainburg or take a Guided Optional Hungary’s lively capital. This afternoon, board your river cruise vessel Excursion to discover the natural beauties of this area. and meet your crew at an evening welcome reception. (Note: Flights Evening/Overnight cruise to Linz. (B,L,D) into Budapest must arrive by 3:30 pm. Guests must be on board ship by DAY 6 LINZ. Legendary, Lovely Linz. 5 pm.) Overnight docking in Budapest. (D) Ask about today’s energizing or relaxing Adventure Host activities. DAY 2 BUDAPEST. The Pearl of the Danube in the Heart of Europe. CLASSIC: Take a Guided Walk through the city’s historic and beautiful Visit the Adventure Center for today’s activities with your Adventure Host. sites along the shore of the Danube and see Hauptplatz—Austria’s largest CLASSIC: Enjoy a Guided City Sightseeing, including the iconic Heroes’ medieval square—and the towering white-marble Trinity Column. Square. Consider a full-day Guided Optional Excursion to Salzburg—the city of This afternoon choose among a wide selection of Optional Guided Mozart—or to the picturesque Bohemian town of Český Krumlov. Excursions or take in the beauty of Budapest while enjoying some time You may otherwise spend the afternoon on a biking picnic along the exploring such famous sights as the Chain Bridge. Get to know the city’s banks of the Danube or hike through Linz’s beautiful nature trails to cafés and pubs, or take a hike through the hills above the Danube. Pöstlingberg for a bird’s-eye view of the city and river below. Evening/Overnight cruise to Bratislava. (B,L,D) Overnight docking in Linz. (B,L,D) DAY 3 BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA. Cathedral Coronations and a Crowing DAY 7 SCHLÖGEN OXBOW–PASSAU, GERMANY. Where the Danube, Inn, Castle. and Ilz Rivers Meet. CLASSIC: Take a Guided City Walk, including the quaint streets of This morning, cruise through the Schlögen Oxbow, a particularly beautiful Old Town, Town Hall, and the sight of royal coronations at St. Martin’s horseshoe-shaped bend of the river. Cathedral. CLASSIC: Take a Guided City Walk into Passau, the beautiful “City of During lunchtime enjoy a short sailing to Hainburg. Three Rivers”, OR: ACTIVE: Join your Avalon Adventure Host for Hiking from Oberhaus along HAINBURG, AUSTRIA a trail down to the valley and along Ilz River. Enjoy some free time in the village of Hainburg or take a Guided Before sailing to Deggendorf take a little free time to explore Passau’s Optional Excursion to discover the natural beauties of this area. cobblestone streets and galleries of Artists’ Alley. Maybe stop at St. Overnight cruise to Vienna. (B,L,D) Stephen’s Cathedral to catch a concert rehearsal. DAY 4 VIENNA. Strauss, Schnitzel, Strudel, and Sachertorte. Evening/Overnight cruise to Deggendorf. (B,L,D) CLASSIC: Explore the Habsburg empire with a morning Guided City Tour DAY 8 DEGGENDORF (DISEMBARKATION)–INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA. of Vienna’s gilded landmarks. See the Imperial Palace complex—Winter This morning bid farewell to your crew after breakfast and take a scenic residence of the Imperial Family, the iconic Vienna Opera House and drive through the Bavarian Alps to Kind Ludwig’s fairytale Neuschwanstein stunning St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Castle, high above the village of Hohenschwangau. Continue to Innsbruck, You may decide to take a Guided Optional Excursion to Schönbrunn capital of the Austrian region of Tyrol, for a 2-night stay. (B) Palace—the former imperial summer home of the Habsburg monarchy. Spend free time strolling in the pedestrian Kärntnerstrasse—the most DAY 9 INNSBRUCK. Join your local guide for a morning Guided famous shopping avenue in central Vienna, or take a bike ride through Sightseeing of Innsbruck, visit St. James Cathedral and the Hofkirche. The the city and stop in a local café to enjoy Sachertorte or Apfelstrudel. afternoon is at your leisure to explore Innsbruck on your own, or take an This evening, enjoy an unforgettable musical performance with an optional excursion to the Swarovski Crystal World in the nearby Wattens. Optional Excursion to attend a Royal Waltz Concert in an elegant hall. This evening a Tyrolean optional dinner will be on offer. (B) Overnight cruise to Dürnstein. (B,L,D) DAY 10 INNSBRUCK–OBERAMMERGAU, GERMANY. This morning a DAY 5 DÜRNSTEIN–WACHAU VALLEY. A King’s Ransom and Castle Ruins. motorcoach transfer will take you to Oberammergau for the highlight of CLASSIC: Join a Guided Walk, and hear the legendary tale of King the vacation: the original “Passion Play”, which is performed only once a Richard the Lionheart—who was imprisoned in the castle during the decade by the residents of the village since 1634. Dinner will be served Crusades, OR: during intermission. (B,D) ACTIVE: Join a Guided Hike up to the castle ruins to take in the DAY 11 OBERAMMERGAU–MUNICH. This morning, depart for Germany’s spectacular view of the village, Danube, and the Wachau Valley below. lively city–Munich. With its historical museums, splendid English Garden, Later, stretch out on the Sky Deck as you sail through the Wachau Valley traditional cafés, and delightful shops, Munich offers plenty to see and past vineyards, castles, and charming villages on your way to Ybbs. do. A local guide will show you the highlights of this fascinating city. An YBBS. EXCURSION TO MELK. Frescoes Above and Vineyards Below. evening optional dinner is on offer. (B) DISCOVERY: This afternoon, learn more about sweet Austrian pastry. A DAY 12 MUNICH. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B)
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Oberammergau & Innsbruck* 12 days
You may choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion to visit the charming village of Colmar in the morning, with its half-timbered medieval and early renaissance buildings. Evening cruise to Strasbourg. (B,L,D) DAY 7 STRASBOURG, FRANCE. A Grand Cathedral and La Petite France. CLASSIC: Join a City Sightseeing Tour, including Strasbourg’s Gothic, stained-glass cathedral with its celebrated ancient murals and astronomical clock, as well as the magical La Petite France District. You may also choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion to the historic Maginot Line—the pre-WWII fortifications designed to protect the eastern border of France, or visit Alsace’s wine country today. Alternatively, take some free time in Strasbourg to visit a museum, or stroll across the city center. Evening/Overnight cruise to Mainz. (B,L,D) DAY 8 MAINZ, GERMANY. EXCURSION TO HEIDELBERG. Castle Walls, and the World’s Biggest Wine Barrel. CLASSIC: Enjoy a Guided Tour to Heidelberg Castle to see the ruins of the magnificent renaissance treasure towering above the city, and its famed Great Vat, the “World’s Largest Wine Barrel,” OR: ACTIVE: Join your Avalon Adventure Host for a Hike up Philosophers’ Way for an inspiring view of the city below, OR: CLASSIC: Enjoy a Guided City Walk in Mainz, including a visit to the Gutenberg Museum to see the captivating history of printing. DAY 1 MUNICH, GERMANY. Welcome to Munich! Enjoy time on your own Enjoy live entertainment on board your ship this evening. in this vibrant city. Watch the famous Glockenspiel, which recreates a Overnight docking in Mainz. (B,L,D) royal wedding from the 16th century; enjoy the pedestrian zone; linger DAY 9 RÜDESHEIM—RHINE GORGE. Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in Wine Country. at an outdoor café; or relax alongside the locals at one of the many DISCOVERY: Take a Guided Tour of the incredible Mechanical Music Biergärten or breweries to sample one of the Bavarian beer specialties. Museum for a one-of-a-kind instrumental experience; based on your An evening optional dinner is on offer. departure enjoy a local special treat, OR: DAY 2 MUNICH–OBERAMMERGAU. ACTIVE: Enjoy a hike with your Avalon Adventure Host through the This morning, a local guide will show you the highlights of this fascinating picturesque vineyards of Rüdesheim. city. With its historical museums, splendid English Garden, traditional Relax on the Sky Deck for an afternoon cruise through the spectacular cafés, and delightful shops, Munich offers plenty to see and do. Later, a Rhine Gorge to Koblenz. Sail past the legendary rock of The Lorelei— motorcoach transfer will take you to Oberammergau (B,D) where the siren of mythology sang songs to lure ill-fated sailors. KOBLENZ. Travel Through 2000 Years Of Monumental History. DAY 3 OBERAMMERGAU. PASSION PLAY . Enjoy free time in Koblenz before a relaxing evening on board with dinner The afternoon and evening are dedicated to the world-famous and live entertainment. Overnight docking in Koblenz. (B,L,D) PASSION PLAY, held every 10 years and performed by the people of Oberammergau. Dinner will be served during intermission. (B,L,D) DAY 10 COLOGNE. Prost! Celebrate in the Rhineland. Join your Adventure Host for today’s special activities. DAY 4 OBERAMMERGAU-INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA. VISIT TO CLASSIC: Take a Guided City Walk of Cologne—with its soaring twin- NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE . steepled gothic cathedral, OR: This morning take a scenic drive through the Bavarian Alps to Kind Ludwig’s DISCOVERY: Choose a Guided Walking Tour of Cologne’s important fairytale Neuschwanstein Castle, high above the village of Hohenschwangau. Jewish heritage sites. Continue to Innsbruck, capital of the Austrian region of Tyrol. (B) Spend free time over a glass of Kölsch pale lager—locally brewed for over DAY 5 INNSBRUCK-BASEL, SWITZERLAND (EMBARKATION). 100 years! Afternoon/Overnight cruise to Amsterdam. (B,L,D) This morning, join your local guide for a guided sightseeing of Innsbruck, DAY 11 AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND. Canals of Colorful Amsterdam. visit St. James Cathedral and the Hofkirche. Drive to Basel, Switzerland CLASSIC: Explore the iconic waterways of Amsterdam on a Guided Canal to board your Suite Ship®. Enjoy dinner and explore the ship on your first Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam’s “Golden Age.” night on board. Evening cruise to Breisach. (B,D) During tulip season, you may take a Guided Optional Excursion to DAY 6 BREISACH, GERMANY. EXCURSION TO BLACK FOREST. Keukenhof gardens—with more than seven million tulips, daffodils and German Winemaking and the Beautiful Black Forest. hyacinths, as well as other bulbs, planted each year. Outside of tulip Visit the Adventure Center for today’s activities with your Adventure Host. season, join a Guided Optional Excursion to Zaanse Schans to see historic DISCOVERY: Join a full-day Guided Tour to the magical Black Forest windmills and charming Dutch houses. You may also choose an Optional to experience the Vogtsbauernohf open-air-museum, visit an authentic Biking Tour to discover the countryside. Take some free time to explore water mill, and see a traditional butter-making demonstration, OR: Amsterdam’s colorful streets and canal houses, galleries, and shops. DISCOVERY: Visit to Badischer Winzerkeller, the largest German wine Overnight docking in Amsterdam. (B,L,D) producer in Europe. Learn about German winemaking in the vineyards of DAY 12 AMSTERDAM (DISEMBARKATION). Your vacation ends with Baden, and enjoy a wine tasting. breakfast this morning. (B)
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Museum to see the captivating history of printing, OR: CLASSIC: Enjoy a Guided Tour to Heidelberg Castle to see the ruins of the magnificent renaissance treasure towering above the city, and its famed Great Vat, the “World’s Largest Wine Barrel,” OR: ACTIVE: Join your Avalon Adventure Host for a Hike up Philosophers’ Way for an inspiring view of the city below. Evening/Overnight cruise to Strasbourg. (B,L,D) DAY 6 STRASBOURG, FRANCE. A Grand Cathedral and La Petite France. Ask about today’s energizing or relaxing Adventure Host activities. CLASSIC: Join a City Sightseeing Tour, including Strasbourg’s s gothic, stained-glass cathedral with its celebrated ancient murals and astronomical clock, as well as the magical La Petite France District. Choose a Guided Optional Excursion to the historic Maginot Line—of the pre-WWII fortifications designed to protect the eastern border of France, or visit Alsace’s wine country today. Alternatively, take some free time in Strasbourg to visit a museum, or stroll across the city center. Evening/Overnight cruise to Breisach. (B,L,D) DAY 7 BREISACH, GERMANY. EXCURSION TO BLACK FOREST. German Winemaking and the Beautiful Black Forest. DISCOVERY: Join a full-day Guided Tour to the magical Black Forest to experience the Vogtsbauernohf open-air-museum, visit an authentic water DAY 1 AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND (EMBARKATION). Welcome to mill, and see a traditional Bavarian butter-making demonstration, OR: Amsterdam! This afternoon, board your river cruise vessel and meet your DISCOVERY: Visit to Badischer Winzerkeller, the largest German wine crew at an evening welcome reception. (Note: Flights into Amsterdam producer in Europe. Learn about Germany winemaking in the vineyards of must arrive by 3:30 pm. Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm.) Baden and enjoy a wine tasting. Overnight docking in Amsterdam. (D) You may choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion to visit the charming village of Colmar in the morning, with its half-timbered medieval and early DAY 2 AMSTERDAM. Canals of Colorful Amsterdam. renaissance buildings. Join your Adventure Host for today’s special activities. Evening/Overnight cruise to Basel. (B,L,D) CLASSIC: Explore the iconic waterways of Amsterdam on a Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam’s “Golden Age.” DAY 8 BASEL, SWITZERLAND (DISEMBARKATION)–INNSBRUCK, This afternoon choose among the Guided Optional Excursions available AUSTRIA. or take some free time to explore Amsterdam’s colorful streets and canal This morning bid farewell to your crew after breakfast and drive to houses, galleries, and shops. Innsbruck, capital of the Austrian region of Tyrol. This afternoon, join your Afternoon/Overnight cruise to Cologne. (B,L,D) local guide for a guided sightseeing of Innsbruck, visit St. James Cathedral and the Hofkirche. This evening a Folklore Show will be on offer. (B) DAY 3 COLOGNE, GERMANY. Prost! Celebrate in the Rhineland. CLASSIC: Take a Guided City Walk of Cologne—with its soaring twin- DAY 9 INNSBRUCK. EXCURSION TO MERANO AND BOLZANO, ITALY. steepled gothic cathedral, OR: Today enjoy a full day excursion which will bring you in Italy to discover DISCOVERY: Choose a Guided Walking Tour of Cologne’s important South Tyrol. Join your local guide for a guided sightseeing of the Alpine Jewish heritage sites. towns of Merano and Bolzano. (B) Spend free time over a glass of Kölsch pale lager—locally brewed for DAY 10 INNSBRUCK. VISIT TO NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE, GERMANY– over 100 years! OBERAMMERGAU. This morning take a scenic drive through the Bavarian Later local musicians will join us on board for live entertainment. Alps to King Ludwig’s fairytale Neuschwanstein Castle, high above the Overnight cruise to Rüdesheim. (B,L,D) village of Hohenschwangau. Continue to picturesque Oberammergau. DAY 4 RHINE GORGE–RÜDESHEIM. Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in Wine (B,D) Country. DAY 11 OBERAMMERGAU. PASSION PLAY. The afternoon and evening are Sail through the Rhine Gorge to Rüdesheim and past the legendary rock dedicated to the world-famous PASSION PLAY, held every 10 years and of the Lorelei—where the siren of mythology sang songs to lure ill-fated performed by the people of Oberammergau. Dinner will be served during sailors. intermission. (B,L,D) DISCOVERY: Take a Guided Tour of the incredible Mechanical Music Museum for a one-of-a-kind instrumental experience; based on your DAY 12 OBERAMMERGAU–MUNICH. This morning, depart for Germany’s departure enjoy a local special treat. lively city–Munich. With its historical museums, splendid English Garden, Enjoy live entertainment on board your ship this evening. traditional cafés, and delightful shops, Munich offers plenty to see and Overnight docking in Rüdesheim. (B,L,D) do. A local guide will show you the highlights of this fascinating city. An evening optional dinner is on offer. (B) DAY 5 MAINZ. EXCURSION TO HEIDELBERG. Printing Halls, Castle Walls, and the World’s Biggest Barrel of Wine. DAY 13 MUNICH. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) CLASSIC: Enjoy a Guided City Walk, including a visit to the Gutenberg
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